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Welcome to Chalk Level ...

Chalk Level is located in Saint Clair County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Chalk Level, you might consider that their post office opened in 1848.

Chalk Level is 890 feet [271 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Chalk Level lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Chalk Level ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Chalk Level - they are located in North Carolina (2), Tennessee and Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Chalk Level.

Communities near Chalk Level ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Chalk Level.

  • Clinton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • El Dorado Springs
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Appleton City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Osceola
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Lowry City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Deepwater
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Montrose
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Schell City
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Rockville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Rockville is located in Bates County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
  • Collins
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Chalk Level. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Chalk Level.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Chalk Level. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Chalk Level.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Chalk Level. See our Newspapers Page for Chalk Level.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Chalk Level ...

Looking for more information about Chalk Level? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Chalk Level, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Chalk Level.

Adding Chalk Level to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Chalk Level in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Chalk Level was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Chalk Level post office opened in 1848. The Chalk Level post office closed in 1914.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Chalk Level.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Saint Clair, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Chalk Level - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/